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Updated May 20, 2018 11:23:40 One man was killed and another was seriously injured when they encountered a cougar on Saturday while mountain biking in Washington state. Authorities said the two men were on a morning bike ride in the foothills near North Bend when the attack occurred. The cougar …

Updated May 19, 2018 08:05:30 A Cuban-operated airliner with at least 110 people aboard has crashed and burned in a field just after takeoff from the Havana airport. Key points: The nationality of those on board was not immediately clear Wreckage was strewn over an area 20km south of Havana …

Posted May 19, 2018 06:58:42 Photo: Firefighters extinguish the flames that engulfed the Boeing 737. (AP: Enrique de la Osa) A Cuban airliner with more than 110 people on board plummeted into a yuca field just after takeoff from Havana’s international airport. More than 100 people were killed in the …

Posted May 18, 2018 15:12:58 Chinese state media has weighed in again on Australian-Chinese relations, slamming Beijing’s relations with Canberra as “among the worst of all Western nations”. Key points: Media experts say Global Times measures its success by quotes in Western media Different state media tones are intended to …

New South Wales Health Minister Brad Hazzard says the Government is reversing its decision to dump Norco as the milk supplier for 15 north coast health facilities. Last week it was revealed the contract had been awarded to Queensland’s Dairy Farmers, which is owned by Japanese brewer Kirin Holdings. The …

Posted May 16, 2018 10:57:31 Photo: The Indonesian Government faces a significant challenge overcoming the simultaneous problems of returning foreign fighters and home-grown violent extremism. (AP: Achmad Ibrahim) It was no coincidence that Sunday’s suicide attacks on three Catholic churches in Indonesia came as Muslims began the holy month of …

Updated May 16, 2018 05:18:13 Photo: Walter Cass (centre) in Egypt in 1915. (Supplied: State Library of Victoria) Related Story:
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Posted May 13, 2018 05:38:58 Photo: Voter turnout was almost half that of the previous elections with around 30 per cent reported in most areas. (AP: Hadi Mizban) Polls have closed across Iraq in the first national election since the country declared victory over the Islamic State group. Key points: …